Adam Gristick

Assistant Linebackers Coach, New Orleans Saints (NO).

Quick Facts

• Role: Assistant Linebackers Coach
• Team: New Orleans Saints (NO)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: Kellen Moore (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Adam Gristick enters his second season as assistant linebackers coach and fourth season with New Orleans, where he spent his first two years as a defensive assistant (2023-24) before being elevated in 2025. With Linebackers Coach Peter Sirmon, Gristick helped the linebackers adjust from a 4-3 to a 3-4 alignment as the team ranked ninth in the NFL in opponent net yards per game; Demario Davis posted 143 tackles and Pete Werner added career-highs in pass breakups and fumble recoveries.